Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510039
Early Prosthetic Treatment of Children with Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia: Six Case Reports
Sijie Li, Xue Xiao, Ruixue Wu, Binghui Zeng, Dongsheng Yu and Wei Zhao
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 14, 2017
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by defects of two or more ectodermal structures. Partial or complete absence of deciduous and permanent dentition is one of the more frequently occurring oral symptoms; a few teeth may be present but with conical shape. Other oral symptoms include decreased salivary secretion and atrophic alveolar ridge. Thus, the prosthetic treatment of HED, especially for the young kids is still a big challenge for the pediatri...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510038
Prevalence and Genotypes of Candida Albicans from Necrotising Periodontal Disease and the Tongue
Elaine Blignaut and Reality Phiri
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 13, 2017
Microbiological specimens were taken from NPD lesions and the tongue of 87 patients and cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose and CHROMagar, followed by treating patients according to a standard protocol. DNA fingerprinting, using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) with a 32P-labelled Ca3 probe, was performed on paired isolates of C. albicans simultaneously isolated from NPD lesions and the tongue....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3308.1510022
Prevalence of Skin Allergies in Adolescents in Namibia
Munyaradzi Mukesi, Ingenecie N Phillipus, Sylvester R Moyo and Owen PL Mtambo
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 13, 2017
Skin allergy is a type of allergy that results in skin lesions due to reactions that occur in the immune system when the body is exposed to allergens. There are several types of skin allergies which include atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema and hay fever. However, there is little known about skin allergy in Namibia as no studies have ever been done on this condition among adolescents in the country....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510028
Inadvertent Vocal Fold Polypectomy During Tracheal Intubation; A Case Report
Sean Keane, Patrick Dillon and John E Fenton
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 21, 2017
A 48-year-old male presented for microlaryngoscopy and vocal fold polypectomy, which was complicated by polyp displacement into the lower respiratory airway during direct laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. It is the first reported incidence of such a case. Following preoperative assessment and preparation, anaesthesia was induced and the airway secured using direct laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation with a microlaryngoscopy tube (MLT), which was reported uneventful....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510050
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy-like Neuropathological Findings without a History of Trauma
Andrew F Gao, David Ramsay, Richelle Twose, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Charles Tator and Lili-Naz Hazrati
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 12, 2017
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by neurocognitive decline and abnormal neuronal and glial deposition of hyperphosphorylated-tau in a pattern distinct from other tauopathies. These changes are hypothesized to occur following repeated mild traumatic brain injury. We report a case of CTE-like neuropathological changes, and features of motor neuron disease in a patient without history of either head trauma or participation in activities associated ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510021
The Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease on a Physical Activity Intervention: Impact on Physical Function, Adherence, and Safety
CK Liu, F-C Hsu, V Yank, T Church, S Kashaf, S Nayfield, A Newman, DE Weiner, RS Stafford, B Nicklas3, J Milton, KM Beavers, JD Shegog, RA Fielding and LIFE-P Research Group
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 14, 2017
Because chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with muscle wasting, older adults with CKD are likely to have physical function deficits. Physical activity can improve these deficits, but whether CKD attenuates the benefits is unknown. Our objective was to determine if CKD modified the effect of a physical activity intervention in older adults....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410101
Laparoscopic Single Mesh Sacrohysteropexy Plus bladder Patch for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Mai Myoga, Kazuaki Yoshimura, Kazuaki Nishimura, Kaori Hoshino and Toru Hachisuga
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 28, 2017
Here we introduce a laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy plus bladder patch procedure as a useful operative procedure for POP patients who desire uterine preservation. A 62-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 2 with pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) stage III of uterine prolapse and stage II of cystocele, came to our hospital and desired a POP operation with uterine preservation....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510020
Conventional High Volume Hemofiltration for Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis
Juan F Martin-Lazaro, Sanja Janjanin, Vasu Kulhalli and James Napier
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: February 04, 2017
Several therapies have been proposed for the treatment of Hypertriglyceridaemic Pancreatitis; an uncommon cause (1-4%) of acute pancreatitis in which physio-pathology is unclear. Different combinations of medical drugs have been used to reduce hypertriglyceridaemia. Plasmapheresis is an invasive but effective alternative for severe cases but it is an expensive and not very accessible option in most of the centres....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510028
Appropriateness and Suggested Use of MRI in Management of Shoulder Pain
Alan W Reynolds, AB and April D Armstrong, MD, FRCSC
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 24, 2017
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accounts for a significant proportion of the cost to manage patients with shoulder pain. Improved decision making for MRI use could result in a meaningful reduction in the total number of studies ordered and thereby costs of treating shoulder pain. This study aimed to document MRI ordering patterns for patients with shoulder pain and to propose a protocol to guide efficient management of these patients....